Mississippi Business Journal » working http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Study: State lags in employment for young adults http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/04/study-state-lags-in-employment-for-young-adults/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=study-state-lags-in-employment-for-young-adults http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/04/study-state-lags-in-employment-for-young-adults/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:09:59 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66140 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Young adults in Mississippi were less likely to be employed in 2011 than their peers in other states, according to a national study. A Kids Count report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation said 51 percent of 20- to 24-year-olds in Mississippi had jobs in 2011. That’s the lowest employment rate in [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/04/study-state-lags-in-employment-for-young-adults/feed/ 0 Post-merger committee formed to explore regionalism http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/17/post-merger-committee-formed-to-explore-regionalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=post-merger-committee-formed-to-explore-regionalism http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/17/post-merger-committee-formed-to-explore-regionalism/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:55:20 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=59830 GOLDEN TRIANGLE — In light of the recent partnership formed between the Columbus Lowndes Development LINK and the West Point Community Growth Alliance, representatives from all corners of the Golden Triangle are now exploring the possibility of a regional economic development organization. To formalize the development leadership of Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties into one [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/17/post-merger-committee-formed-to-explore-regionalism/feed/ 0 Work harder and smarter than ever http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/11/30/work-harder-and-smarter-than-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=work-harder-and-smarter-than-ever http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/11/30/work-harder-and-smarter-than-ever/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:01:29 +0000 Martin Willoughby http://msbusiness.com/?p=15653 Are you working harder or smarter in your business? This familiar question serves as a challenge for business leaders to analyze whether you are actually being strategic in your actions. I find that most businesses stay on the defense but the truly great ones somehow make time to go on the offense. In a defensive [...]

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